Our first gig of the autumn term is upon us and you’re in for a spooky time with our screening of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’!
We’ll be singing eight songs to accompany the film, which was first released in 1925 and stars Lon Chaney as the ‘Phantom’ of the Paris Opera House.
Doors open at 7pm on Sunday 29th of October at St Giles’ Church and tickets are available on the Music at St Giles’ website below.
https://musicatstgiles.com/events/oct23-phantom-of-the-opera
We’re excited that we’ll be starting rehearsals again on Tuesday, 12th September at 7.30pm in the St Giles’ Centre.
If you’ve been itching to see what we’re all about, come along and try us out! Your first rehearsal is free and this term – we’ll be working on music to accompany a 1920’s silent film, a Victorian magic lantern concert (we’ll explain later) and of course – there’ll be a host of Christmas gigs in December.
We try to be a really welcoming bunch and coming along to a first rehearsal could be the best decision of your year! See you soon!
We’ll be back in September – in the meantime – have a wonderful summer. Best wishes from Matthew, Aga and Ashley
Thanks to everyone who took part in our end of term Crypt Gig – it was so much fun! Thanks too to Winston on sound, Russell and Mary from Jazz Live and also to all our soloists!
We have one final gig left on Wednesday 5th July – see the calendar for details.
Our spring / summer term has started and we already have some gigs in the diary! Check out the calendar page for more details.
After such a busy end to 2023, we’ve had a relaxed start to 2023. But just in time to counteract the effects of ‘Blue Monday’, rehearsals begin on Tuesday 17th of January at 7.30pm.
At this time of year – lots of people like to come and ‘try us out’. If this applies to you – you’re really welcome to come to any rehearsal – just say hello to whoever is leading on the night – Aga, Matt or Ashley (our choir leaders) – and you’ll be taken care of. It doesn’t matter if you only come to one rehearsal or end up being a regular member – singing is so beneficial to us all.
Speaking of new folk… It’s going to be a folk-music themed term! There’ll be some well-known catchy melodies with a few surprises mixed in. See you soon!
Thank you all for your singing, time and energy this last few weeks – we made it!
From Craft fairs to BBC radio broadcasts, from Wine cellars to carols services – we’ve all worked really hard – and it’s been fun! And our final gig of the year – Carols ’round Camberwell – raised over £500 in just a few hours for the St GIles’ Trust charity!
Wishing you all the best in this festive season and see you in 2023!
Thanks to everyone who came to sing in Camberwell Groove on Saturday, 12th November. It’s always fun singing with other choirs and we had such a great time!
It’s now time to ready your diaries for Christmas events. We’ve got three gigs in December so far – have a look at our calendar page here for more details – it’s going to be busy!
Choir returns on Tuesday, 6th of September!
We’ll be back in the St Giles’ Centre at 7.30pm, just across the road from St Giles’ Church. All the dates you need are on the calendar page here.
New singers are always welcome! We’re a friendly bunch and you can turn up at a rehearsal whenever you like to try us out. Just tell one of our choir leaders (Aga, Matthew or Ashley) that you’re new when you arrive. It can be quite daunting coming to have a sing with a new group of people, but we aim to make it as comfortable and as fun as possible!
This term, we’ll be preparing for a concert in Novermber and our usual Christmas gigs. See you soon!
Thanks to everyone who came to sing and support our silent film night!
All three choir leaders will never forget the decision-making process we all had to endure back in 2019, when we decided to cancel the original screening. The pandemic was beginning to get underway and it was a very difficult time for all..
So much has happened since then, but we’re all so pleased that we were finally able to sing and perform to this amazing film! Enjoy the pics!
Camberwell Community Choir 